 The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 140,466, of whom 69,503 were men and 70,963 were women; 14,080 or 10.02% of its population were urban dwellers.The majority of the inhabitants said they were Muslim, with 50.27% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 47.63% of the population practised Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, and 1.91% of the population were Protestant.Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 146,219, of whom 74,755 are men and 71,464 are women; 13,631 or 9.32% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 12.3%.